Sure, I can come across as a troll but I don't mean to be. We all approach theory in different ways and mine has always been to be a sceptic and to be disruptive because in the course of dialogue I'm questioning myself as well as other people. ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Well, that's only part of the story. Anyway, I don't want to sidetrack the thread any further and I've said my bit. Some will agree and some won't. I don't have a problem with that. I'm happy trading news and do it profitably, though I'm always ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

My definition would follow the usual, viz random [ˈrændəm]adj1. lacking any definite plan or prearranged order; haphazard a random selection 2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statisticsa. having a value which cannot be determined but only ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

All I'm saying is that the FX markets are much more random than people give them credit for.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

They probably are at certain moments and particularly if you have insider info. But I think you're probably deluding yourself if you think that they are predictable for the majority of the time. You only have to see how poorly, even experienced ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I think the biggest mistake 'traders' make is that they believe the markets are more predictable than they really are. There are times when they probably are, like around news events but otherwise they are much more random than most think (assuming ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Is that always the case though ? How do you define 'wrong side of the market' ? Surely many of 'the players that move the market' aren't traders at all, so there isn't really a 'wrong side'. They may not have bought/sold at what is necessarily the ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I find the idea of pricing the book quite interesting... If you have a system that means the more people follow it, the more its self fullfilling, then you want to sell it cheaply If you have a system that means the more people follow it, the more ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I suspect you'll need deep pockets. This aint gonna be $9.99 bargain from Borders. Hopefully worth it though

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I have to admit I haven't read the whole thread but I can tell you categorically if IG are flogging you something, you'll be on the wrong end of value. That is guaranteed. They are running a business and are not in the habit of giving any value away ...

Why Binary Forex Options are better than Spot Forex

Thank you and good night.....

Japan Earthquake good for JPY?

What's happened to DS's blog site ?

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

COT data says sell UJ

Japan Earthquake good for JPY?

Yes, you're probably right. The trick is I suppose to filter out those events where you simply don't have the breadth and depth of knowledge to take a position.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

But I dont want to be able to explain the move after its happened, I want to explain it beforehand. And in this case I can think of plenty of reasons why it should have gone in the opposite direction !! Perhaps I'm dumb !! I trade news successfully ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

I've been trying to understand the difference between 'order-flow' trading and normal TA and must say I've been having a hard time as it seems to me, semantically speaking at least, OFT appears to be a sub-set of TA. In one of DS's posts he says ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

With the greatest respect that's easy to say after the event. The reality is not quite that simple I'm afraid.

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

For a retail trader, who would you suggest as a broker to satisfy your requirements ?

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset

Totally agree. BUT let's not run away with the idea that big players always know what's going on themselves and they too are subject to the unpredictable. Its the unpredictable (Japan earthquake for example !) that always has to be factored in. That ...

Order Flow - Achieving the mindset